diff --git a/kafka/consumer.py b/kafka/consumer.py
index 483a5ec..7761811 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ except KeyboardInterrupt:
     for datetime in DATETIMES:
         dts = datetime.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
         if dts not in dt:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] = 1
+            dt[dts] = 1
         else:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] +=1
+            dt[dts] +=1
     for key, value in dt:
         print(key,",",value)
diff --git a/rabbit/consumer.py b/rabbit/consumer.py
index e414fab..fe8a530 100644
--- a/rabbit/consumer.py
+++ b/rabbit/consumer.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ except KeyboardInterrupt:
     for datetime in DATETIMES:
         dts = datetime.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
         if dts not in dt:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] = 1
+            dt[dts] = 1
         else:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] +=1
+            dt[dts] +=1
     for key, value in dt:
         print(key,",",value)
diff --git a/zmq/consumer.py b/zmq/consumer.py
index fe584e2..085deb1 100644
--- a/zmq/consumer.py
+++ b/zmq/consumer.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ except KeyboardInterrupt:
     for datetime in DATETIMES:
         dts = datetime.strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
         if dts not in dt:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] = 1
+            dt[dts] = 1
         else:
-            dt[strftime("%m/%d/%Y, %H:%M:%S")] +=1
+            dt[dts] +=1
     for key, value in dt:
         print(key,",",value)